Venezuela's deadly fuel crisis | DW REV

[@AnnMitt]

What a damn shame. Corrupt government makes life incredibly difficult for citizens.

[@sunshynff]

I agree, especially when that government is the U.S., but at least the ones lucky enough to flee here to America, get treated exceptionally well when they get here.😉😉

[@oasis5683]

Western sanction

[@jedi10101]

iran & russia are under multiple sanctions too yet they don't have fuel problem. root cause is clearly venezuela's gov't.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@oasis5683 Venezuelan mismanagement.

[@ChrisStFleur]

Sanction

[@jamilmukhtar4619]

Going through the same thing in Nigeria. Matter of fact we have been having gas issues for as long as I can remember. The queues fluctuate but the quality of the fuel is still poor. We have the crude yet we export it to be refined and the buy it back to consume, doesn't make any sense. Worse is we have refineries that have been left to rot. Every year money is set out to fix the refineries but 20 years later, they are still being "fixed". Recently Dangote, a wealthy business man, used his own money to build his refinery, it is working but people in the government are actively trying to sabotage it and I believe I don't have to mention why. Truly sad

[@eduwino151]

that is what happens when a country normalizes corruption

[@netiturtle]

@@eduwino151 Russia also imports refined oil. Absurd

[@eduwino151]

@@netiturtle well ukraine has knocked out out a number of their refineries with drone

[@netiturtle]

@@eduwino151 17% according to UK intelligence. Problem is wider than Ukraine's drones

[@shauncameron8390]

@@netiturtle Not really. This is the same Russia that once had to import grain because it ran into shortages locally.

[@suspiciousafternoon]

what an irony. corruption ruins everything

[@stephenduffy5406]

Older model, entry-level Chevrolets don't age very well regardless. Poor woman.

[@joeleonard9965]

It's crazy how quickly they stopped being everyday sights in the US. They all just dissappeared a few years after they ended production. Everybody seemed smart enough to not invest any money fixing them so they yearned for the junkyard.

[@nasimbanaei6619]

As a journalist in Iran, I know that Iran isn't exporting fuel to Venezuela at this time and is also in serious need of fuel, even importing it itself! In this report, the expert claims that there has always been doubt about Iranian fuel, and it is mentioned that the number of fuel pumps in need of repair has increased over the past 5 years or so. I think we cannot blame Iranian fuel for the explosion of cars, or at the very least, there should be more convincing proof to support this claim.

[@raicaluci7707]

In Romania we had the same situation in the 80s.. the gasoline was rationalised.. 20 l/month per owner. The quality was poor too. On sunday there where drive restrictions.. one sunday cars with even and the next, cars with odd number on the registration plate. To mention Romania was an great oil producing and refining country

[@youxkio]

Wait until China reaches Venezuela with cheap EVs. Most gas pump waiting lines will drop.

[@fujin09]

they have power outages as well, pretty much daily.

[@ArthursHD]

I would say it is best to switch to Micro-mobility and public transport. Don't know what the law's there, but a 1000 watt Magic Pie from Golden Motor would be plenty for hauling stuff and people around :) For electric 💡⚡ issues one could buy an all in one power station like mine from All Powers. Connect a solar PV and charge electronics, e-bike🪫 purely on DC to waste as little power as possible. As for cheap EVs they have a place in time and space but cars 🚗🚗 in general should be limited on the road 🛣️. If one would need to fill out a form to justify it's use before they can acquire and drive it we would have less cars around hauling a single person. It's very inefficient to move ~90kg by moving a machine that weighs a ton, and it's bad for the environment as well.

[@kuheylan123ify]

I'm pretty sure they cant afford those..

[@junaubomber6977]

Imagine getting gasoline essentially for free (for 2cents a liter), how long would the queues be, what do you think?

[@bentwood4414]

Low octane fuel makes the car explode?😂

[@jaymacpherson8167]

The content isn’t clear on where the petroleum was refined into gasoline. There are references to Iran providing gasoline and oil, the later of which is petroleum, not distillates such as gasoline.

[@ThePaintwurks]

Those plugs looked terrible

[@dcassus]

Yes, we had 2 fuel shortages in Brazil that I can remember. The first was the 70's oil crisis, of course. Ethanol alcohol was developed from sugar cane as an alternate fuel (cars weren't bi-fuel then, so you either had an "alcohol" car or a gasoline one). But they sucked. Later in the 80's hyperinflation days, there was another shortage of ethanol this time due to prices being fixed and sugar cane farmers causing market shortages, so more methanol was allowed in the mix. It was highly poisonous even if you happened to smell it and could also lead to blidness. This shortage was short and the "methanol" days were over in a couple of months, IIRC. We still have ethanol around and bi-fuel cars that can handle any mix of both fuels efficiently. Ethanol is cheaper, but less efficient. Sometimes gasoline is a better bang for your buck, sometimes it's not. There are even apps and calculators for that nowadays.

[@troyspartan992]

This is what happens when you don’t fight back.

[@sunshynff]

Who is there to fight?? Do you even know what they would have to fight against??

[@rodronognec]

Indeed, they vote for the left. And that is the aftermarth.

[@robelfesseha2999]

​@@sunshynff there own government

[@sparks1792]

Beat go kinda crazy DW

[@DavidSchneiderIP]

I was born in Peru and my wife and I lived many years in Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and Nicaragua. We only had a vehicle in Ecuador. We didn't really need it there and didn't have one in the other three countries. She should have sold her car awhile back. But a car is a status symbol.

[@the180degreerule3]

so many countries are blessed with the unnecessary burden of owning a car unlike countries designed specifically to make you buy a car and drive even if it's just a short walk.

[@CrisostomoIbarra3835]

Authoritarian incompetence

[@manuranga1983]

I’m from Sri Lanka . We also faced to a fuel shortage in the country due to bankruptcy due to political crisis and Terror attack

[@Ng.Vihn-di6rl]

You can only blame the Government.

[@KilonBerlin]

Really sad to see in the country with over 300 billion barrels proven reserves of oil...and export of crude oil is increasing, last month (august 2024) it was at its highest since the US oil embargos started in 2018 with 885,000 barrels per day... most (over 500kbpd) goes to china, than to the US over 200kbpd and 90kbpd from Repsol some to the US but most of that to Spain but still very low numbers compared to the decades before the oil embargo....

[@NoInterleaving]

yes we had fuel problems in germany many many years ago and now in 2023 had some in the UK also

[@taniaPPPPP]

no sense in being optimistic

[@tokslut]

Come on! "changing the hole fuel system" Please educate yourselves, that´s just a part of the fuel system @3:55

[@garciaoneris]

Nah, don't worry, the whole translation was wrong... They were talking about either the 12v battery of gas pump, they translated it like battery=pump and gas pump="full package" whatever that is

[@basithpatla8602]

Failure of government. Even in our country, India, fuel is abundantly available despite no oil reserve. Price is approximate $ 1.20

[@jedi10101]

cheap fuel from russia consequent to ukraine war.

[@madcow3417]

This is one reason I'm happy about switching to an electric vehicle. My house runs on electricity, my car runs on electricity, and I have a solar panel system. It doesn't matter what happen to the grid or the gasoline infrastructure, I'm disconnected. I expect similar setups to become more common all over the world in the coming decades as solar panels are just about the cheapest energy source and electric vehicles will eventually be all that's available.

[@amilaperera1]

In Sri Lanka, we faced the same situation between 2021 - 2023. The present & previous corrupt & incompetent governments are totally responsible for this economic crisis. Now they stopped repayments of domestic & external debts & providing temporarily solutions. Meanwhile they managed to avoid two major elections. Both democracy & economy are under threat.

[@meharihabtemariam3035]

How did they fix their problem, then?

[@amilaperera1]

@@meharihabtemariam3035 Not yet fixed any problem

[@mygillian]

this can be a place where Chinese EVs can play a big role in offering people another option for mobility

[@kinggamerz2838]

Yk I’m blessed to be in America problems like this doesn’t exist unless you’re the poorest of the poor

[@watcher5729]

one of the weathiest nations in reserves and minerals .whats wrong with the gouverments policies?

[@nathancurtis1083]

Water injection is the best fix a simple spray system made from a wiper motor pump and a 20l container will do the trick mount a micro switch on the throttle body to activate when at 1/4 throttle inject the water just in front of the throttle body ensure the air filter is in good condition as it will create vacuum increasing water flow at higher throttle openings. About 1l of water for 1hr of operation of a 2l engine. Note that more less water will be required depending on driving conditions engine size and fuel quality water spray quality. Ensure to idle the engine after use for 1-2 min to evaporate any residual water.

[@lil----lil]

It's one thing to have a lot of oil, it's ANOTHER to have the "know-how' and technology to process it. That's why you DON'T WANT To piss of the United States. Most if not all of the Oil processing technology/equipment were developed or invented in the USA. Sure, this tech is pretty common now but IT DOESN'T MAKE IT easy.

[@samanthaw4955]

Sanctions also contributed to this worsening crisis for Venezuela.

[@jedi10101]

venezuela's gov't should have had their technical skills developed rather than being dependent on westerners. iran & russia are under multiple sanctions too yet they don't have fuel problem.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@samanthaw4955 Because Venezuela destroyed its own local industry and overly depended on outsiders to sustain itself making it farly easy to sanction.

[@diancastillo8289]

How can we contact the lady to help her fix her car?

[@basithpatla8602]

Do u want to date her?😊

[@andzagatsheni521]

Please help me too ,

[@blackterminal]

​@@basithpatla8602I would say so.

[@natsumidesu8019]

@@basithpatla8602this are mechanics dude

[@russchamberlain8755]

Alachol, hydrogen, methane, seed oil.

[@RoundCorner93]

What a life! 😢

[@NormanTisiga-Bradford]

Poor fuel will give your motor a small problem , times are changing with vehicle and it’s motors change is electrical also you could have both , knowing math , distance times , people woke up , 2024

[@taniaPPPPP]

what about riding a bike?

[@harrynguyen4140]

This country may be the same UAE today.

[@disanKh]

Sanction working in full-scale

[@amilaperera1]

US is behind this

[@shauncameron8390]

Sanctions courtesy of the Venezuelan government.

[@juanvga]

Again???

[@GR..877]

is this the channel that made the fullndic on venuzalla like economics and it has the most oil in the world ? I can't find it and need to show a prof at a darn uni who swearchs it has littenoi far behind ua Quatro other countries and Texas ( does Texas have lots of oil ) I thought it was a dw doc but I can't find it ! is this part of it ? I swe it many months ago so can't remember well !

[@COVENANT_ENFORCER]

Vote for Kamala and we'll have the same issues. Communism is a plague.

[@antlerman7644]

Socialism moment.

[@sunshynff]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, yeah right, Hugo Chavez supported a weird hybrid of liberal capitalism, and I'm pretty sure the U.S. is as capitalist as a country can get, and we've been meddling with Venezuela for over a century now.

[@shadowwolfkano]

US Sanctions moment

[@jedi10101]

iran & russia are under multiple sanctions too yet they don't have fuel problem. clearly the problem lies w/ venezuela's "socialist" gov't.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@shadowwolfkano Socialist leaders blaming others for their own incompetence moment.

[@sunshynff]

@@shadowwolfkano ....We've only been sanctioning them since 2017, we've been meddling in their affairs for over 100yrs

[@jonny5714]

We were here for 10 hours, we got here at 3am and left at 4pm.... uhh..?

[@dustintacohands1107]

Somebody watched a few hours for him??

[@zen1647]

Trapped by car dependancy. If only there were good alternatives, like the freedom of mass transit.....

[@shauncameron8390]

LOL. There is no freedom in being at the mercy of others for your transportation needs. And this is coming from a public transit user.

[@zen1647]

​@@shauncameron8390Either way you're dependent on others; cars need fuel, maintenance, parking, roads....

[@VishalLundpani]

20+40=70 no wonder she is broke.😅

[@spyderlogan4992]

But Roger Waters LOVES Venezuela~!!!

[@DT-ww4gv]

You get what you vote for!

[@sunshynff]

I didn't realize Venezuelans could vote in U.S. elections, since it's our constant meddling with their government, leaders and elections for over a century that is a huge factor they're in the shape they're in. At least they get treated like royalty when they're lucky enough to flee to our country, right?? 🙄🙄

[@shadowwolfkano]

How exactly do you vote for United States to embargo your country?

[@shauncameron8390]

@@sunshynff You know Venezuela has been under sanctions only since 2017, right? Sanctions are not a valid excuse for mismanagement.

[@sunshynff]

@@shadowwolfkano ..... It was sarcasm, meaning it was our/U.S. leadership and their intervention off n on for over a century that is at the root of most of their issues.

[@shadowwolfkano]

@@shauncameron8390 So if I froze your bank account for 7 years, I can just blame your financial issues on your personal mismanagement? What else would you blame yourself for, I wonder? 🤔

[@sergiupcr88]

Yes, we did. Looking at this image I remembered the Romania in 80’s. same situation due to the comunist regime

[@meir4586]

time to stop blaming the west and start blaming bad goverments

[@2024Research]

No to the Mexican President

[@tre4993]

China will save them with cheap EVs and bikes

[@aungmyintoo4635]

Venezuelan fate is different from Saudi Arabia. I used to think Saudi people life is miserable but now it is Venezuelan.

[@dammitdan106]

El Socialismo Para Siempre! Las consequencias tambien.

[@danielsan901998]

Y las consecuencias son que los países socialistas como China han logrado mayor crecimiento económico que los países capitalistas, el partido comunista chino es responsable de la mayor reducción de pobreza del mundo, algo que países capitalistas como India no han logrado.

[@SebastianGoerlich]

A centrally planned economy. 😏

[@2024Research]

Jud1aron El gas

[@stanleykubrick8786]

Another great example of a country not to bring children into to spare them the misery.

[@dudarsky]

Hilarious country, also proves how socialism is always an absolute failure.

[@ChrisStFleur]

What about China 😂

[@fujin09]

go check scandinavia

[@dudarsky]

@@fujin09 scandinavia has a model of governance that is more capitalist than the American system.

[@dudarsky]

@@ChrisStFleur How is it a working system? People getting payed close to nothing, big part of the population living from scraps, economy about to go down the toilet due to their construction craze going bankrupt. Totalitarianism where people are seen as a renewable resource.

[@bunyip7343]

@@dudarsky The Scandinavian countries are not all the same, but if you want to generalise.... we all do have universal health care, good public education, paid parental leave etc. However industry is very much private. We have relatively high tax rates, though we see value for those taxes. Our political leaders have a comparatively low level of corruption - especially when compared to many other countries - especially the US.

[@danielsan901998]

There was not a switch from capitalism to socialism, privates business are allowed in Venezuela.

[@robwyyi]

Have put up another comment this is ridiculous the most proven reserves and import fuel. What is wrong with them.

[@lalitarao8764]

Latinos are among the loveliest people!

[@thomaswilliams6668]

Just want to say… cameraman… give that lady 120 bucks to get her fuel pump. Geez.

[@tomhenry897]

Welcome to socialism

[@bunyip7343]

It is not Socialism... it is corruption. The type of government does not really play into it.... if those at the top are able to hoard the wealth - the people get very little.

[@t.fidler5895]

This only proves how dump some people are! 😂 they have evrething and are still poor

[@robwyyi]

Blame the political fraction but it comes down to the people.

[@Wolfcamp555]

Switching from capitalism to democratic socialism is to blame.

[@shauncameron8390]

Venezuela was never particularly capitalist.

[@Wolfcamp555]

@@shauncameron8390 The Venezuelan Government Nationalized their oil industry. This means they broke their contracts with big foreign oil companies and took over 10s billions of dollars worth of their infrastructure and equipment. They then used oil as weapon against the United States. That's why they are sanctioned. Same thing Iran did. Nationalizing industries is Democratic Socialism.

[@bunyip7343]

Nope.... corruption is to blame. With a healthy dose of incompetence. A hybrid model of government is best... with a lot of the essential services like health care, education, roads, water etc being provided by the public purse that everyone contributes to via taxes.... with industry being private. That works (see Scandinavia).

[@Wolfcamp555]

@@bunyip7343 I guess we'll see how it works out soon with no defense spending. Americans won't defend Marxism.

[@brianbaltazar6198]

Uraaaa🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@gorishokgo5825]

Why germany sending aid to hamas and not sending anything to Venezuela? ❤❤❤ 😂😂😂 Btw , alllah bless immigrations to germany especially into berlin ! Here koran law ruling over domestic law ! Brothers, you can do with locals whatever you want ❤❤❤

[@danielsan901998]

Germany is sending weapons to the israeli government.